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Cultivate Ravenswood

Dinner Menu | Happy Hour | Hours | Gift Cards | Private Parties | Events

Cultivate Ravenswood

Brunch Menu | Dinner Menu | Happy Hour | Hours | Gift Cards | Private Parties | Events
RESERVATIONS
RESERVATIONS
DELIVERY
DELIVERY
ORDER ONLINE
ORDER ONLINE
4710 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
4710 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
PHONE: (773) 961-7919
PHONE: (773) 961-7919

Ravenswood Chicago Restaurant & Brewery

Restaurant & Brewery Hours

Monday -
4pm
-
9:30pm (Kitchen till 9)
Tuesday -
4pm
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9:30pm (Kitchen till 9)
Wednesday -
4pm
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9:30pm (Kitchen till 9)
Thursday -
4pm
-
9:30pm (Kitchen till 9)
Friday -
3pm
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10pm (Kitchen till 9:30)
Saturday -
12pm
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10pm (Kitchen till 9:30)
Sunday -
11am
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8pm (Kitchen till 7:30)

RAVENSWOOD CHICAGO HAPPY HOUR!

Come visit us at  Cultivate by Forbidden Root for happy hour!
Monday – Thursday: 4pm – 6pm
Friday: 3pm – 5pm

Half off ALL bar snacks, and $10 for the Cultivate flight!
*Ask your local FR for any other HH specials, specific items may vary based on location*

$2 Oysters Every Tuesday! 
Visit Us For Brunch
Every Sunday from 10 – 5
*Full dinner menu also available during brunch*

Dinner Menu

Download PDF Menu:
DINNER MENU
DINNER MENU
BEER MENU
BEER MENU
COCKTAIL MENU
COCKTAIL MENU

bar snacks

Popcorn
$5
Lemon-Pepper Chicken
House Potato Chips
$7
BBQ-Cheddar-Jalapeño
Ⓥ
Warm Marinated Olives
$12
Olive Mix Hops – Burnt Garlic – Rosemary – Citrus
Ⓥ
Pub Grub
$9
Dill Pickle Seasoning – Almonds – Chickpeas – Favas – Hominy
Beer Cheese & Crackers
$11
Whipped Beer Cheese – Spicy Maple Glaze – Scallions and Ritz Crackers
Beer Bread
$9
House Made Cultured Butter

small plates + sharables

Ⓥ
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carrot soup
$13
Carrot, Charred Lime, Jalapeno, Crispy Carrot, Coconut, Herb Oil *Served Hot or Cold
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Vada Pav Sliders
$14
Mint Chutney – Pickled Red Fresno Peppers – Pineapple-Tamarind Jam
baby iceberg salad
$16
Iceberg. Green Goddess, Marinated Tomatoes, Pickled Pearl Onions, Egg Yolk, House Smoked Bacon
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Roasted Carrots
$16
Beet Hummus, Carrot Top Pesto, Smoked Ricotta
Hearth Roasted Cauliflower
$22
Black Rice, Feta, Hot Honey, Dill, Radish, Finger Pepper Chile Powder
Ⓥ
Grilled Shishito Peppers
$16
Pickled Mango – Raita – Sweet Potato chips – Chili Crunch
Shaved Foie Gras
$19
Candied Cashew, Raspberry, Oatmilk
Grazing Board
$24
House Made Giardiniera, Beer Bread, Nduja Sausage, Raisin Mostarda, Burrata, Radicchio

cheese

Mobay
$8
Sheep & Goat | Wisconsin
Grana Padano
$8
Cow | Italy
Comté Elegance
$8
Cow | France
Barely Buzzed
$8
Cow | Utah
Beemster Goat Gouda
$8
Goat | Holland
Dunbarton Bleu
$8
Cow | Wisconsin

mains

Ⓥ
Flour Power Lumache Pasta
$21
Lumache Pasta, Cauliflower, Marinated Tempeh, Walnut-Almond Crunch, Fried Capers
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Beer Steamed Mussels
$21
Peach Wit, Jerk Sauce, Tostones, Charred Pineapple, Butter Baguette Add fries $4
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Atlantic Scallops
$28
Nichols Farm Asparagus, Black Oyster Mushroom Conserva, Broccoli
Duck & Dumplings
$24
Duck Confit – Ricotta Gnocchi – Mirepoix – Duck – Crispy Duck Skin
Beer Braised Short Rib
$29
Braised & Grilled Boneless Short Rib, Eggplant Puree, Roasted Red Pepper Coulis, Mushroom, Garlic Naan
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FR Burger
$15/18
Single or Double Smash Patty – Giardiniera Mayo – White American Cheese – Onions – B& B Pickles – Buttery Bun
Add House Smoked Bacon – $4
Spanish Octopus
$28
-House Made Chorizo, Roasted Guajillo, Sweet Potato Hash, Chicharrón
Ⓥ
lion’s mane mushroom sandwich
$18
Fried Lion’s Mane Mushroom, Crispy Onions, Coleslaw, Special Sauce, Pickled Jalapeno

sweets

S’mores Tiramisu
$11
Marshmallow Cream, Dark Chocolate, Graham Cracker Crumble
Carrot Cake
$9
Coffee Ice Cream – Burnt Honey – Candied Carrots

Ⓥ – can be made vegan with certain substitutions 

A 20% Gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more.

Locally sourced ingredients from Nichol”s Farm, Seedling Farm, Phlour Bakery, and Andreotti.

*These items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, and eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

A 3% service fee will be added to all credit card transactions.

Draft Beer

Sour Disposition Fruited Sour | 5.2%
13 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 – Filled with flavors of strawberry, cherry, and a hint of lemon. This tart, wheat-based beer will pair well with fruit, chocolate, or your second beer.
Pale By Comparison American Pale Ale | 5.4%
15 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 – A classic American style beer characterized by it’s solid malt backbone balanced by an assertive hop presence.
Black Phillip American Black Ale | 6.5% |
15 oz $8 – 5 oz $4 – This dark ale also referred to as a Black IPA, is distinguished by its combination of dark malts and a prominent hop profile. This style offers a harmonious blend of coffee and chocolate flavors alongside a robust bitterness and aroma derived from Centennial & Cashmere hops, appealing to both hop enthusiasts and dark beer lovers.
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Ghost Tropic Hazy Imperial IPA | 8.2%
15 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 – A Forbidden Root staple, double dry hopped this IPA is juicy and citrus forward with notes of pineapple. With a touch of sweetness making it very crushable.
Purple Pils(Pilsner)
$7
16 oz $7.5 / 5 oz $3 – Pilsner brewed with orris(iris) roots – chamomile & jasmine. Crushable.
Ghost Geese | Fruited Pale Ale | 5.4%
15 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 – An American style pale ale with a strong malty backbone, Cashmere hops, and a touch of fruity tartness from gooseberries.
Rosie Cheeks
Fruited Hefeweizen | 5.1% | 16 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 -A fruited hefeweizen with strawberries, lemon, and vanilla.
Minty Berries Fruited Wheat | 5.3%
16 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 -An American style wheat fruited with raspberries, strawberries, and a touch of mint.
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Panda Party Black Lager | 5.5%
16 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 – A black lager flavored with vanilla and toasted oak. Subtle touches of caramelized malt gives this beer the taste of toasted marshmallows.
Sláinte Red Ale
| 5.4% | 16oz/8 – 5oz/4 Inspired by Irish Red Ales of the past, we’ve expanded on tradition and brought Slainte into the present with the additions of sweet orange peel and Ukrainian wildflower honey, , this brew goes further by offering a very pleasant citrus aroma and the complexity of honey. *Collab with Parlor Pizza*
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Peach Wit | Belgian Style Wit Bier | 5.1%
16 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 | A classic Belgian-style wheat beer with the addition of peaches and a selection of botanicals to enhance the peach aroma and flavor.
Strawberry Basil | Hefeweizen | 5.0%
16 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 | We add strawberries and the cooling flavors of basil then push it further into the fruity and spicy realm with a classic hefeweizen wheat strain.
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Gingerbread Wheat Weizenbock | 7.5%
12 oz $8 / 5 oz $4 -A dark, malty German-style lager with the roasted notes of toasted bread. Spiced with vanilla and ginger for a great winter beer.
bicycle fire
FruitedAle|6% 15oz$8/5oz$4 -This Kveik is fruited with grapefruit peel and white pepper.
chai town
Milk Stout|5.2% 15oz$8/5oz$4 -Milk Stout with cocoa nibs and chai spice
🍻available in 16oz 4-pks

House Flight

includes these five 5 oz beers
*build your own flights priced a la carte
House Flight
$14
| gingerbread wheat | rosie cheeks | ghost geese | ghost tropic | black phillip |

❤️

Both of our locations, Cultivate and Forbidden Root, there will be one beer with a heart placed next to it. For every pint sold we will donate $1 to Christopher House. Help us help others by enjoying an ice-cold refreshing brew. To learn more visit www.christopherhouse.org.

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head brewer: nick williams
brewer: phil zelewsky
brew assistant: waldo martinez

Wine & Cocktails

Old Fashioneds

Mezcal
$16
La Luna mezcal – Agave syrup – bittercube jamaican #2 Bitters – Grapefruit Swat
Rum
$16
Hamilton rum blend – sugarcane syrup – house Allspice Dram – Orange Swath
Gin
$16
FR Barr Hill Tom Cat Gin – Cinnamon Syrup – Bittermen’s Krupnik Bitter – Orange Swath
Whiskey
$16
Koval FR Bottled in Bond Rye – Maple syrup – Angostura & Bolivar Bitters – Orange

House Shots

The Closer
$7
Fernet Branca – Coffe Liqueur – Orange Bitters
Mini Carlo
$7
Bourbon – Benedictine – Orange Bitters
Smoked and Flame
$7
Mezcal – Chili Liqueur – Lime and Orange Bitters
Chicago Keys
$7
Malort – Pamplemosse – Graperfruit Bitters

Mocktails

De Soi Golden Hour
$12
Bright and bracing – each sunny sip has notes of warm citrus – lemongrass – and leafy herbs
De Soi Purple Lune
$12
Rich and delicate, with notes of cherry, blackberry nectar, vanilla oak, and rose petals.
N.A Spritz
$12
Dhos NA Gin, Giffard Aperitif, Lemon, Soda
the forager’s path
$12
-The Pathfinder NA Amaro, Three Spirit Nightcap, Lyre’s American Malt, orange swath.
St. Agrestis Phony Negroni
$12
Classic Negroni without the alcohol, served over ice with an orange swath
Ish Sparkling Rosé Wine
$12
Notes of plum, strawberry and raspberry. A blend of Merlot and Pinot Noir grapes. Dry.

Fortified Wine

Jarana – Fino
$7
Sherry – Fino
Los Arcos
$7
Sherry – Amontillado
Don Nuno
$7
Sherry – Oloroso
San Emilio
$7
Sherry – PX
Fonseca – 10 year Tawny
$7
Port ~ 10 year Tawny
Fonseca – Dry White
$7
Port ~ Dry White
Fonseca – Ruby
$7
Port ~ Ruby
Papyrus
$8
~ Manzanilla
Emilín
$8
~ Moscatel

Seasonal Drinks

Café Noche
$15
complex, piquant, silky
Songbird Coffee Liqueur – Nixta – CH Amargo de Chile – Cold Brew Coffee
Mercedita
$15
balanced, spicy, light
Hibiscus infused Tequila – Ancho Reyes Verde – Pamplemousse – Triple Syrup – Lime – Hellfire Bitters
rhubarb crumble
$15
tart + satiating
-Brown Butter-Washed Bourbon, Rhubarb Liquor, Sfumato Rabarbaro, Lemon, Egg White, Cinnamon
spanish senate
$15
~martinez-like + berry + anise~
Mahón Gin, Lustau Rojo Vermut, Atxa Pacharán, Honey-Sherry Syrup
Old Money Friends
$15
manhattan-like, smooth
-Pumpernickel Rye Whiskey, Carpano Antica Vermouth, Bigallet China-China, Jerry Thomas Bitters
pandan mai tai
$15
tropical & refreshing
-Planteray Stiggins Rum, Ron Abuelo 7yr rum, Kota Pandan Liqueur, Oat Orgeat, Lime
violet spice spritz
$15
~sweet + spiced~
Aquavit, Blueberry Liqueur , Cocchi Rosa, Cardamom Syrup, Lemon, Soda
sakura vesper martini
$15
delicate + floral
Cherry Blossom Infused Oka Vodka, Oka Gin, Oka Bermutto Blend, Lemon Oil

Wine

Sparkling Brut
GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Sparkling Brut Ombre Rose
Sparkling Wine GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Brancato il Poggione
$13
Rose & Orange Wine – Sangiovese – Italy – GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Gerard Bertrand Orange Gold
Orange Wine – France | GL / BTL | $16 / $55
Rain
Sauvignon Blanc – France – GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Circa
White Wine – Pinot Grigio – Italy – GL / BTL | $12 / $44
Forlorn Hope
Rosé – California – GL / BTL | $12 / $44
Ultraviolet
$13
Red Wine – Cabernet Sauvignon – California – GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Pas De Probleme
$14
Red Wine – Pinot Noir – Spain – GL / BTL | $14 / $52
Gregory Perez
Red Wine – Brezo Tinto – Spain – GL / BTL | $13 / $48
Matthieu Barret Petit Ours
Red Wine – Syrah – France – GL / BTL | $16 / $60

cocktails + spirits curated by antonio moreno

Canned Beers

Night Moth (Oak Aged IPA 7.2%)
$9
Aromas of bright oak, green citrus/spruce. Wood intensifies as it warms. A medley of white grapefruit, pine, and vanilla.
Radio Swan (Rye IPA 6.4%)
$9
Brewed with rye malt, and a touch of lactose. It has dank aromatics with a bit of bright fruit from the hops. A creamy mouthfeel starts out sweet and juicy, and then rounds out to finish dry with an echo of rye complexity.
Linger Longer (American Lager 4.1%)
$8
This traditional American lager is a carefully crafted representation of what your grandpa would recognizeas a grest American beer.
hungry for hits (West Coast IPA 6.6%)
$9
West Coast Style IPA double dry hopped with Citra, Nectaron & Grove Hops.
Parallel Universe (DDH IPA 6.9%)
$9
Saturated waves of mango and papaya alternate on the nose while a juicy rush of pina colada floats through soft clouds of the next dimension. Nectaron, Mosaic, Cashmere.
Snoochie Boochies (Double IPA 8%)
$9
A New England Double Dry Hopped IPA with Mosaic and Citra hops.
Rapture of Reason (DDH IPA 8.1%)
$9
Double Dry hopped India Pale Ale with Citra, Vista & Pacific Sunrise Hops.
note to self (German Kolsch 4.6%)
$8
German Style Kolsch Ale.
early check-in (czech pilsner 4.5%)
$8
An easy drinking Czech Pilsner.

Cider & Seltzer

Cider

6.0%  – 12 oz
Eris Brewery + Cider House | Chicago, IL

e-phoria
$8
Hard Cider with a blend of Gala Apples + Vanilla.
Van Van Mojo
$8
Semi sweet, blueberry cider dry-hopped with Mosaic hops.
Pedestrian
$8
Dry, crisp, fresh, and pleasantly tart like a glass of Granny Smith Apples.

Hard Seltzers

5.0%  – 12 oz
Untitled Art | Waunakee, WI

Prickly Pear Guava
$8
Naval Orange-Yuzu
$8
Pineapple Mango
$8
Blood Orange- Pomegranate
$8

N.A. Beer

12 oz
Untitled Art | Waunakee, WI

grapefruit radler
$8
West Coast IPA
$8

Sodas

Grapefruit Soda
$6
Yuzu & Lime Soda
$6
Ginger Beer
$6
Sparkling Lemonade
$6
Coke – Diet Coke – Ginger ALE – Sprite
$4
Topo Chico
$4

Weekly Specials

Monday: Burger
$15/18
$18 Double $15 Single
Burger + Beer Add Bourbon Shot $1
Burger comes with fries or salad
Add House Bacon $4 *House Veggie Burger Available
Choice of Forbidden Root Beer or Old Grandad Bourbon
Tuesday: Oysters / Wine by Glass / House Martini
$2/10/10
$2 Oysters (by the 1/2 dozen) w/ Black Truffle Shoyu, Pickled Onion, Basil, Nori or w/ Classic Mignonette + Lemons
$10 Wine by the glass or $10 House Martini
Wednesday: Fried Giardiniera
$12
$12 Fried Giardiniera Lemon Pepper, Sour Cream + Onion Dip
Thursday: House-made Hot Pocket
$10
House-made Hot Pocket Chicken, Cheddar, Bacon, Ranch
Happy Hour Specials
$10
4-6pm mon-thu
3-5pm fri

Happy Hour

4-6pm mon-thu 3-5pm fri
$10 House Flight
$10
1/2 Off Bar Snacks

Brunch Menu

OPEN BRUNCH MENU
OPEN BRUNCH MENU

Entrees

PB & J Pancakes
$16
In House Pancakes – Whipped Peanut Butter – Rosemary Raspberry Compote – Mapled Bananas – Mint
The Root
$17
Two Eggs any Style – House Bacon – House Potatoes (Add a beer and a shot +3)
Breakfast Sandwich
$17
Duckfat Biscuit – Sausage – Egg – Chipotle Basil Mayo – Pickled Fresno
French Toast
$16
Maple Bananas – Hazelnut Praline – Powdered Sugar – Candied Walnuts
Veggie Hash
$16
Seasonal Vegetables – Maple Vinaigrette – Yukon Gold Potatoes – Sweet Potato (Add Any Style Eggs) +2
Shrimp & Grits
$21
Fire Roasted Hawaiian Prawns – Creamy Stone Ground Grits – Chimichurri

Sides

Toast
$5
Phlour Bakery Sourdough
Crispy Potatoes
$6
Green Onions – Butter
Cultivate Bacon
$7
Thick Cut House Cured & Smoked
Two Eggs
$4
Any Style
Breakfast Sausage
$7
Spicy Maple
Duckfat Biscuit
$6
Honey Butter – Jam

Beverages

Beermosa
$8
Mimosa
$12
Michelada
$8
Bloody Mary
$10
Daydream Coffee
$3
Daydream Hot Tea
$3
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CHICAGO PRIVATE PARTY BOOKING

We’ve got the perfect spot at Cultivate for Happy Hour parties for work colleagues, rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, you name it!
Please complete the private event form from the button below.

PRIVATE EVENT REQUEST
PRIVATE EVENT REQUEST
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Forbidden Root Gift Cards

Ever attempted to gift-box a frothy pint of our botanical brew or a hearty serving of Midwestern fare? Take it from us, it’s messy!

Why not surprise your loved ones with a Forbidden Root Gift Certificate instead?

It’s the ideal gateway to a feast of uniquely crafted botanic beers and mouthwatering dishes – a delight for both beer enthusiasts and food lovers alike.

And the best part? You can get an instant gift certificate for any amount, delivered straight to your email or sent as a text message to your phone.

It’s instant, convenient, and thoroughly enjoyable – gifting, simplified!

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